/u/Pearse_Borty's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Jokingly, you type your name into the searchbar of Crunchyroll.com just to see what would come up. To your shock, you find a shounen anime based on your entire life so far. All of the episodes are exaggerated, action-packed retellings of your childhood memories. There are nearly 20 seasons.
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[WP] You are the governor of a penal colony on Jupiter. Three years following the loss of all communication with Earth, a surprise shipment of inmates arrive but...their criminal records appear completely innocent on their ship's logs, yet they've received max sentences from an unknown authority.
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[WP] Your infant cousin's first words were "The Thirteen Colonies are rightful British territory." There's something not right about that kid.
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[WP] A time-traveller who goes back in time to save random people from certain death in the blind desperate hope that those people or their descendents can find a solution to a doomsday event in the far future.
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[WP] Outside of your prison cell, the city burns, the cries of the innocent unheeded by a corrupt administration. You were once the most infamous serial killer the world had ever known, but you know now that you are the only one that can prevent further mindless slaughter. It is time for redemption.
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[WP] In order to rehabilitate convicted murderers, a new Battle Royale programme has been initiated, where 100 inmates are let loose in a large area, with weaponry scattered around it. The catch? The only rule is that they are not allowed to kill one another, regardless of circumstances.
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[WP] "I am Morok, overlord over this realm and innumerable others. Who stands before me?" "My name's not important. All you need to know is that I am a Cheesemongerer, and your soldiers just murdered my last cow."
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[WP] You just killed the only other person left on Earth, your abuser of many years. Exhausted, terrified yet liberated, you set yourself a final challenge; a last hurrah for humanity. You set sail on an abandoned cruise ship, ready to circumnavigate the globe before you eventually starve to death.
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[WP] A demon possessed your uncle. Little did it know, your uncle was a complete imbecile, and crazy antics ensue as their souls battle for supremacy
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[WP] You were a programmer who logged your consciousness onto an MMORPG video game of your own design, and wiped your memory in a desperate attempt to escape the past you left behind. Someone in global chat is searching for you, so that you may sign a divorce paper for a spouse you can't remember.
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